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II How Will We Get There
1 Guideposts for the Road Ahead
Pages 15-19

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... Part II How Will We Get [here?
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... By 2000, all new equipment will be installed, all field offices staffed, and the forecasting and warning operations modernized throughout the NWS. The National Weather Service Modernization Committee of the National Research Council, which has observed, reviewed, commented on, and provided advice regarding the modernization and restructuring for the past eight years, will complete its work in 1999.
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... A dominant theme throughout the NWS modernization has been to avoid degradation of services a minimal goal for an information age organization. The director of the NWS and the administrator of NOAA have stated that the NWS is committed to an evolutionary future, in which it will not merely maintain quality but will significantly improve its services (Baker, 1997; Kelly, 1998~.
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... , and resolving organizational issues (Chapter 4) , the NWS can realize the potential benefits to the nation reflected in the panel's vision for 2025.
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